French portico clock, Japy Freres 8 days, time and count wheel strike pendule a Paris movement, back plate signed "Rollin a Paris", counting the hours on a bell and a single blow at the half hour, ebonized case, brass inlaid twist turned columns with gilt

French portico clock, Japy Freres 8 days, time and count wheel strike pendule a Paris movement, back plate signed "Rollin a Paris", counting the hours on a bell and a single blow at the half hour, ebonized case, brass inlaid twist turned columns with gilt bronze capitals and bases, case also inlaid with engraved brass ornament and highlighted with tortoise shell, ivory and mother of pearl, gilt bronze bezel and pendulum incorporating elements of the Baroque, Rococo, and Classical styles, signed white enamel Roman numeral dial with blued steel hands, all on an brass inlaid, ebonized base, the underside signed "Rollin", and covered with a glass dome trimmed with braided cord, c. 1845 Case very good with good polish, brass inlay very good with one small loss at top below scallop shell, a few minor losses to ebonized surface, gilding very good, enamel dial with spider hairlines and chips at winding arbors, signature illegible, hands appropriate and possibly original with minor oxidation, base probably original, with losses to brass line inlay, minor veneer losses, and split rear foot, glass dome very good, braided cord faded but appropriate, and may be original, movement ticks and strikes. If you have always wanted one of these, this is the one to bid on - very well preserved, and in need of minimal attention Ht 25"